8/6/18 “Tremendous lack of leadership” Wilbur Ross’s claim that the census question added to the 2020 census was demanded by the DoJ fell apart this week with the discovery of emails where he flat-out states the idea was his own, months before the DoJ’s request. Manafort’s longtime bookkeeper testified Manafort lied and cooked the books as his …
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On Sunday, Indivisible Austin held a phone bank. With about 50 of our closest friends—you!—we called prospective voters to make sure they know why this election is so important, and to get them engaged NOW so they’re ready to go to the polls as soon as early voting starts. Indivisible groups held over 150 events …
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Take Action Call Cornyn & Cruz before Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Hearing on Family Separation The Senate Judiciary Committee, which includes both John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, meets on Tuesday morning. The topic is “Oversight of Immigration Enforcement and Family Reunification Efforts.” Despite the court-ordered deadline to reunite families, more than 700 children remain in detention …
7/30/18 “I cannot condone the misogyny, the racism, and the unethical and immoral behavior of the current administration.” Russia The Russia investigation is clearly heating way up—the latest subpoena from Mueller’s team was for the Trump Organization finance chief, summoned to testify before a grand jury in the criminal probe of Michael Cohen, Donny’s longtime personal lawyer, …
This month the Indivisible Austin Book Club read It’s Time to Fight Dirty, by David Faris. After years of losing ground in Congress and state legislatures, and facing the possibility of an extremist Supreme Court, remedies are needed to bring our democratic systems back into balance. This book has three prescriptives that need to be …
Take Action Tell your reps that Trump must be rebuked for his comments in Helsinki But first, here’s Lyin’ Cornyn: https://youtu.be/AiIIgksTlE0 “Nobody disputes the fact that they were unsuccessful in changing a single vote or affecting the outcome.” —Sen. John Cornyn, speaking on the Senate floor after Trump’s abysmal, traitorous performance in Helsinki. It’s a …
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7/23/18 “I never thought I would see the day when our American President would stand on the stage with the Russian President and place blame on the United States for Russian aggression. This is shameful.” SO MUCH to report, warriors! This is a long one, and rather reassuring for the most part—so pour some cappuccino or …
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***UPDATE*** Given Trump’s frightening display of fealty to Vladimir Putin today, we welcome all who want to use this rally as a chance to voice their Russia-related concerns to Ted Cruz. And the issues are related: Kavanaugh is on record stating he doesn’t think a sitting president can be indicted. Let’s show up and get …
Take Action Help Lead Indivisible Austin’s GOTV Work We are ramping up our voter engagement and mobilization push for the 2018 election and we’re looking for a number of volunteers who can help lead this exciting phase of our work! Everyone knows how important the 2018 elections are, with so many key challenges at stake. …
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7/16/18 “Nobody here is against Americans. They are welcome to come here anytime. It’s just Trump we have a problem with.” The boys are out of the cave. The Blue Wave Beto O’Rourke’s increasingly successful challenge to Ted Cruz garnered national attention (again) this week in the NYTimes, USA Today, and others—most recently for his new milestone of $10.4 …
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